Supreme Court notice on Mirzapur resident’s plea on show

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Centre, streaming service Amazon Prime Video and Excel Entertainment, the producer of the popular web series Mirzapur, on a plea by a resident of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, accusing the makers of hurting the sentiments of the entire city by branding it a place of terror, crime, adultery, gambling and gang wars.

Besides seeking action against the producers and actors of the web series for “indecent representation”, petitioner Sujit Kumar Singh, a resident of Mirzapur, through advocate Binay Kumar Das has urged the court to direct the Centre to evolve suitable guidelines for such shows, including prior certification by the information and broadcasting ministry akin to that granted for regular movies.